The fight between Mike Tyson and Jake Paul on November 15 brings together a diverse audience, which is very positive for boxing. It will be essential that the contenders give their best and do not put on a show for the spectators, because then they would be doing a disservice to the noble art.
Certainly, ‘Iron Mike’ is doing his part. He trains and looks like a professional boxer at 58 years of age and this is increasing the expectation. Moreover, the duration of eight two-minute rounds seems to play in favor of the former champion and would alleviate what may be his greatest shortcoming, which would be his physical condition.
As the fight approaches, the boxing world is taking it more seriously and support is growing for the man who has scored 44 KOs. Lennox Lewis and Roy Jones Jr. are the latest to bet in favor of Tyson. According to RJ, “when I boxed with him four years ago, we did two-minute rounds and, surprisingly, he didn’t lose energy; he kept the same pace,” he says. That fight, being an exhibition, was even entertaining as both fighters let slip some harder punches than expected.
I think Mike will win by decision, but if he wants to finish early, he can do it.
Jones Jr. has no doubt that the former heavyweight champion will dominate: “I think Mike will win, probably by decision.But if he wants to finish the fight early, he can do that. However, if he just wants to enjoy the fight, he can take it easy and have some fun. I’m not worried about Mike or his age. He’s still hard to hit and he hits like a truck”.
It’s hard to box when you’re that old, moving around the ring, throwing punches, taking punches, but I think Tyson will be able to handle it
Lennox Lewis, for his part, has spoken out about this fight on Sky Sports: “It’s difficult to box when you’re that old, moving around the ring, throwing punches, taking punches, but I think Tyson will be able to handle it,” he said. The ‘Lion’, whose clash with Tyson was very late, added: “I think Jake Paul could be in trouble, because Mike knows how to throw hard punches to the body and head, although we’ll have to see if he manages it in the ring. I hope he does. And I’m sure Paul will move fast and a lot around the ring. It will be exciting.”
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